Good vs less bad, and not losing sight of the big picture. If we want to move towards a better world, we have to set a direction.  That's what a goal is for.  Then we have to establish a method to determine our progress on the journey from where we are to our goal.  That's what measurements are for. The goals we set and the measurements we use influence the results we get.  But when we zoom out, we may find that a lot of our metrics for success are not aligned with what we wa

Then you need uncommon habits. If you want average results, the results that the average person gets in life, then there's a good chance...

Everything that exists, whether in nature or society, arises not from moral value but from conditions that allow it, and our judgments of good or bad are simply the meanings we choose to assign. If we want to make a change in the world, we need to understand the conditions and dynamics that allow something to exist and change them.

Since its publication in 1957, Ayn Rand's magnum opus, "Atlas Shrugged," has sparked intense debate. Haters call it elitist and extreme,...

A tool for better thinking and decision-making Bayes' Theorem might seem like an abstract concept reserved for statisticians and...

How Embracing Scarcity Thinking Leads to Abundance After years of thinking deeply about resources, I've come to this conclusion: Treat a...

These are some direct key snippets from Paul Graham's essay, "How To Do Great Work." I'd highly recommend his full version here. Many...

You're told to be realistic. This is often a good idea. You strive to be realistic and wear it as a badge of honor. When asked if...

This is a post about acknowledging a good idea for what it is, regardless of its source. When we listen to acquaintances or "experts",...

Ask dumb questions. Why? Often we want others to think we're smart. Whether we're in a company meeting, having a conversation with a...

You are one person with one mind with fixed bandwidth for thinking about things. When your mind is confronted with a big issue in the...

Humans are imperfect. We make decisions many times each day regarding things like what to eat for lunch, how to deal with a coworker's...

What if you could earn compound interest on yourself? What if you could increase your value to yourself, other people, and the planet...